As the Vice President of the Microfinance Alliance (http://www.microfinancealliance.org), a student group at the University of Minnesota promoting awareness of microfinance, part of what I have come here to do is investigate opportunities for students to get involved in microfinance in Uganda. Prior to coming to Uganda, I took a graduate survey course in microfinance [...]
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Water: Part 4 of 5 – One HWTS Model – the Biosand Filter (Warning: long post)
Posted in Water, tagged Biosand Filter, BSF, HWTS, Maranatha, quality, Uganda, Water on July 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
One type of household water treatment product that I’ve encountered here is the Biosand Filter (BSF). It was developed by Dr. David Manz of the University of Calgary nearly 20 years ago, and it is the primary technology promoted by the Center for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST, http://www.cawst.org). It is a modified slow-sand [...]
Water: Part 3 of 5 – Treatment and Sanitation
Posted in Water, tagged HWTS, Maranatha, sanitation, Uganda, UNICEF, Water, WHO on July 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Drinking water is a big problem in Mityana, as it is in most of sub-Saharan Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa is the worst-performing region in the world in this respect, and this is most true in rural areas. The UN estimates that only 1 in 4 rural sub-Saharan Africans has access to clean water. While SE Asia [...]
